Overview
- Dozens of protesters vandalized Justice Noam Sohlberg’s residence earlier this week while he and family were inside, smashing windows and damaging his vehicle.
- Police now describe the event as a coordinated operation with an identified organizer and say some participants intended physical harm to the judge.
- Investigators report tactical planning by suspects who used GoPro cameras and false identities and believe several participants were draft evaders not usually linked to such protests.
- Police had advance intelligence about a planned demonstration but say they could not pinpoint the exact location before the disturbance and that a rapid tactical response likely prevented a direct assault.
- About 62 people were arrested and face remand hearings as the criminal probe continues, prompting wide condemnation from political and judicial leaders and raising questions about threats to judicial independence amid tensions over yeshiva conscription and recent court rulings.